Total Crime Rate
75.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Seymour Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Alford , and the 155th highest crime rate of 488 local areas in East Lindsey .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Seymour Lane (LN13 9AP) in the last 12 months was 75.4 per 1,000 residents and was 30.8% higher than the Alford average (57.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Seymour Lane (LN13 9AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridgeways, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hanby Lane (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Alford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Willoughby Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marbury Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | South Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | South Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Birch Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Conlie Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birch Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Pleasant | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
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